Full of grace on the treadmill. Full of grace.
When Mars went into Virgo, and my 1st House, I joined a gym. At first I walked (on the treadmill). And then I discovered walking at an incline. And then I jogged. And then I jogged at an incline. And then I ran. And now I combine all three – intervals. When I run? I am free.
And I thought of Mars in Virgo, retrograde, today because there’s this moment, there’s this moment when you RUN, when you are running for your life, and that IS how it feels, when *I* am running for my life, there’s this moment when… you realize that the place, the pace, the level, the speed you had originally thought was as good as you could do… you begin to realize that you can do more, so you start to push yourself, and you do more. That’s Mars.
It’s not about the exertion, the point I want to make, although there is that. And it’s not about the endorphins, although there is that.
There is something that happens when you are running and you are pushing yourself, and your body is simultaneously in control and completely relaxed. What I mean is: you are pushing pushing pushing, your arms and legs and heart and head and lungs are working together… but you can let yourself go slack. Let your limbs go slack, loosen them, relax WHILE you are running for your life.
Any athletes here know what I’m talking about. I guess it’s being “in the zone” and I guess it’s “meditation in motion” for me — but today, I think, was the first time I felt it, or maybe I felt it on Monday too. It feels like flying and it’s not that I keep this up the whole time. I don’t. Still doing the intervals but this feeling, this ability is so extraordinary, it’s my joy, and I feel full of grace at these times. I wish the same for you, however you can find it. I want you to find it.
It’s probably nothing that anyone can see. It’s a feeling. My natal Mars is in Cancer, the sign that can’t stop feeling.
And it made me think of Mars in Virgo retrograde because Mars in Virgo retrograde can’t do the details or the control like Mars direct. It must, for lack of a better phrase, go slack. But it’s still Mars.
I’m telling people these days not to expect results. Or… to expect different results. Review, investigate instead of coming to conclusions because of the retrograde (Saturn too).
But you can pick one part of your life (Virgo rules details) like the treadmill, like sex, or some other Mars activity. Find where Mars is transiting in your chart and pick one thing from those areas of life that that house represents and find your power again, find your Mars.
The Moon and Mercury in Pisces are opposing Mars in Virgo right now so talk — Mercury — to your Mars.
Is Mars in your 1st House now? Talk to your body. Is Mars in your 10th House now? Talk to your family — the 4th House opposes the 10th. You must travel the axis of where transiting Mars is. Is Mars transiting your 7th? It’s not just them; it’s you too.
Moon opposing Mars, Mercury opposing Mars: tense aspects, sure. But there’s more. There’s always more.
xo
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10 thoughts on “Mars In Virgo Full Of Grace”
Currently Mars is transiting my third house where it is natally. I’m horribly bad with astrology (and trying to learn as much as I can) but my amateur guess is that because the transit is identical to my natal position that it intensifies it. I believe third house represents communication. Does that mean I have to be better at how I represent myself?
p.s. LOVE your blog. Signed up for it when I was doing frantic google searching to find out more information about a recent dramatic multi transit that started for me (Pluto square Venus and Mars in 3rd House and conjunct my Ascendant). You had one of the best posts on Venus/Pluto aspects and the next day I was thrilled to find a post for Venus Trine Neptune people!
Kudos for the great work and insight!
Thank you 🙂 Will try to answer your question later when I have some more time–
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‘Is Mars in your 1st House now’? Natally my mars in scorpio but not sure if I count the house from sun or rising sign.
I began to take astrology classes back in the late 80’s but life got in the way. every NOW & again i venture back.
Angela have you tried electrolite water and potassium supplements? Aslo drink lots of water or eventually you’ll get charly horses. LOTS of stretching too. many Physical therapists are specializing in sports injuries these days. maybe you local gym has a PT within? (Pardon my typo’s)
I dont run either. I prefer dance too or machines, OMG I love the machines. i miss them but recently had foot injury thats worsening. getting old isnt fun.
I worked out for 20+ yrs then the past 10 on & off due to feet. I was 175 solid msucle but then I only looked good in workout attire, not girly clothes. the apst few months I’m trying to allow my body to fall back so that i can diet but its not going as planned, possibly Jup in Taurus? i’m taurus sun & moon waaaa ;((
Mars in cancer men are good lovers. Mars in cap are not because its all about the $$, in a sense one is a prostitiute for them. I could write more but save the juicy stuff for girly talk in person. We never know who’s reading this.
I used to exercise a lot for this reason. I loved to dance, too. I was looking at dancing dvd’s last year; I had an african dance video out years ago, and I got a good workout.
Drawing, too. I’m not a runner; I did like rebounding, though. I stopped exercising due to problems with exhaustion, dizziness, and then my hip and back – knee problems existed before that, but I was generally okay.
Mmm I love that feeling, but I get from yoga. My teacher calls it the surrender within the effort. Which also makes me think of mars retrograde. My body is revamping after this new moon and now the moon opposing Mars. It’s clearing everything on every level.
I haven’t taken yoga in so long. I like that “the surrender within the effort” — with running it’s such an intense feeling *because* of the effort. I imagine it similarly with some forms of yoga. Funny to learn new things about the body all the time 🙂
Talking about learning about the body, I’m planning to do a thesis on Religious Perspectives of the Body. Should prove to be really interesting!